Your 10 Favorite piano pieces

[musickid10]

In no particular order:

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G# Minor
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G minor
Liszt - La Campanella
Beethoven - Tempest Sonata mvt. 3
Beethoven - Moonlight sonata mvt. 3 (cliche, I know, but I do love it!)
Lecuona - La 32
Lecuona - En Tres por Cuatro
Mendelssohn - prelude in e minor op. 35 no. 1
Debussy - Arabesque no. 1
Chopin - Etude op. 10 no. 3

[gracefulpianist14]

I can't fit all my favorites in 10 places, but I'll try...
In no order:
Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Bach - Invention no. 1
Chopin - Prelude in Db Major
Brahms - Rhapsody in B minor
Haydn - Sonata in B minor
Debussy - Arabesque #2
Chopin - Prelude in C minor (or B minor, I can't decide!)
Beethoven - Sonata in G minor
Concerto: Bach Concerto in D minor

[shengtanmao]

In no order
Scriabin poem op32 f#
Debussy prelude book1 no4
Chopin Scherzo no1
Chopin Ballade no1
Chopin Barcarolle
Liszt Sonata in B minor
Schumann Fantasie in C
Chopin etude op10 no1
Chopin etude op25 no5
Liszt etude no11 harmonies du soir

Ravel Piano Concerto in G

[diwang99]

Oh boy, this is so hard to decide, here's my list:
Bach, WTC book 1 (yep, all 24 preludes and fugues)
Bach, Art of Fugue
Bach, English Suite No. 2
Bach, Inventions and Sinfonias
Beethoven, Waldstein Sonata
Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven, Pathetique
Chopin's Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2
Beethoven, 15 variations and a Fugue
Bach, Goldberg Variations
Of course, this is not in any particular order cause I dwell between these pieces as my favorite according to my mood.

[cuberdrift]

As of now: (also inc.: mood descriptions)

Appassionata mov't 3 - Beethoven (Rage/Fiery passion)
Tr.9 (Ricordanza) - Liszt (Unpredictable/melancholic love stuff)
Clair de Lune - Debussy (Dreaminess/Loneliness)
Concerto in Dm K466, 2nd mov't - Mozart (Charm)
Liebestraume no. 3 - Liszt (Unquenchable love)
Nocturne in Db Major - Chopin (Melancholy)
Sonata in A Major op. 36 no. 2 - Clementi (Bittersweet happiness)
Gladiolous Rag - Joplin (Colorful)
Fruhlingslied - Mendelssohn (Bright happiness/charm)
Goldberg Variations 25 - Bach (Sorrow)

I'm not sure if this is in order, but the Appassionata and Ricordanza are certainly the tops. 

[stucoy]

In no particular order:

Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy
Schubert: Sonata D960
Schubert: Sonata D959
Franck: Prelude, Chorale et Fugue
Beethoven: Sonata op. 109
Beethoven: Sonata op. 111
Schumann: Fantasie op.17
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant Jesus
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Liszt: Vallee d'Obermann

[jollisg]

1. Beethoven - Waldstein sonata, especially mvt 1 (my absolute favorite)
2. Rachmaninoff - prelude op 23 no 4 in D major
3. Chopin - ballade no 1
4. Chopin - ballade no 2
5. Ravel - pavane pour une infante defunte
6. Brahms - scherzo op 4
7. Prokofiev - suggestion diabolique op 4 no 4 (but I kind of hated it when I practiced it for a several hours a day... )
8. Chopin - étude op 25 no 7
9. Scriabin - sonata no 1 mvt 4 (funebre)
10. Sibelius - romance in D flat major

Favorite piano concerto:
Prokofiev piano concerto no 2

[lalo57]

Chopin nocturne no 20 op posth.
Chopin Ballade g minor
Beethoven Waldstein Sonata
Bach aria from the Goldberg Variations (let's assume it is for piano)
Chopin étude op 10 no 3, op 10 no 12, op 25 no 12
Beethoven Clair de Lune sonata
Debussy Arabesque no 1
Beethoven Sonata Pathétique
Liszt La Campanella
Schumann Papillons

Tchaikovsky no 1

[stevensk]

In no order:
1) Chopin - ballade no 1
2) Chopin - ballade no 2
3) Rachmaninoff -Vocalise (transcr Borodin)
4) Rachmaninoff -pianoconcert no 3
5) Rachmaninoff -pianoconcert no 2
6) Rachmaninoff -pianoconcert no 1
7) Chopin -pianoconcert no 2
Grieg -pianoconcert
9) Debussy -Image
10) J.S Bach WTC book 1 and 2

[pianistavt]

Needless to say, the above lists Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff (etc.) countless times (and with good reason).  I thought others, like me, may be interested in seeing pieces that are less well known, so I made a summary of them.  These are all taken from the previous posts.  This is purely my subjective perspective.

Balakirev - Toccata in C sharp minor
Bortkiewicz - Ballade
Carl Vine - Sonata no.1
Elgar - In Smyrna
John Cale - Monologue 1
Leo Ornstein - Morning in the Woods
Ligeti - L'escalier du diable
Ligeti - Vertige'
Lowell Liebermann - Gargoyles Op. 29
Lyapunov - Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes
Milhaud - Tijuca
Rialto Ripples Rag by Gershwin
Sibelius - romance in D flat major
Smetana - Etude g sharp minor "On the sea shore"
Vladigerov - Aquarells no.6
Vladigerov - Vardar rhapsody
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d'un autre ete'

I left out mentions of Sorabji, but in hindsight I wish I had included those.

And 1 P.C.:
Gabriel Pierne - Piano Concerto in C minor

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Mozart - Sonata in D Major "Hunt" (K 576)
Schubert - Sonata in B-flat Major (D 960)
Mozart - Sonata in F Major (K 533)
Schubert - Fantasy in C Major "Grazer" (D 605a)
Schubert - Sonata in A Major (D 959)
Beethoven - Sonata in E-flat Major "Les Adieux" (Op. 81a)
Bach - Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
Schubert - Sonata in G Major "Fantasie" (D 894)
Bach - The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080)
Debussy - Les collines d'Anacapri

Mozart - Piano Concerto in B-flat Major (K 595)

[the_franzliszt]

Oooo, there's so many... So I"ll do the ones I can play.

Etude in D-Sharp Minor - Scriabin
Etude Op.2 No.1 in C-Sharp Minor - Scriabin
Transcendental Etude No.10 in F minor "Appassionata" - Liszt
Moment Musical Op.94 No.3 in F minor - Schubert
Piano Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight" - Beethoven
Spanish Rhapsody - Liszt
Traumerei Op.15 No.7 - Schumann
Sonata K.331 "Alla Turka" - Mozart
Nocturne Op.48 No.1 in C minor - Chopin
Nocturne Op.55 No. 1 in F minor - Chopin

Concerto: Saint-Saens Piano Concerto no.2 in G Minor

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Carol of the Bells (not even going to try to spell that name)
Grand Galop Chromatique (Liszt)
La Campanella (Liszt)
Op. 10 (Chopin)
4 Seasons (Vivaldi, specifically Spring and Winter).
Petrushka mvt. 1 (Stravinsky)
Reflets Dans L'eau (Debussy)
Nocturne 27/2 (Chopin)
Ballade no. 1 (Choppin)
In no particular order.
Edit: forgot about Petrushka, subbed mvt. 1 for Le Gibet.

[xdanielyj]

Beethoven Sonata No. 32
Bach Goldberg Variations
Beethoven Sonata No. 29
Chopin Ballade No. 4
Beethoven Sonata No. 26
Beethoven Sonata No. 18
Schubert Sonata D. 960
Beethoven/Liszt Symphony No. 3
Beethoven Sonata No. 4
Beethoven Sonata No. 3

Beethoven Concerto no. 4 (tied with Brahms 1st)

Damn, I really tried to write more non-Beethoven pieces the best I could.

[frodo4]

Beethoven Sonata No. 29 (Hammerklavier)
Bach Goldberg Variations
Beethoven Sonata No. 30 (Op. 109)
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Cesar Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Beethoven Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata)
Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 5
Chopin Ballade No. 1

Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 (tied with Beethoven Concerto no. 4)

Ask me tomorrow and I might change a few.

[xdanielyj]

Beethoven Sonata No. 29 (Hammerklavier)
Bach Goldberg Variations
Beethoven Sonata No. 30 (Op. 109)
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Cesar Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Beethoven Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata)
Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 5
Chopin Ballade No. 1

Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 (tied with Beethoven Concerto no. 4)

Ask me tomorrow and I might change a few.

Based on your picks, we'd be good friends.

[ravelfan07]

In no particular order (some of these aren’t pieces but it’s whatever lol)
1, Chopin Ballade no 1
2,. Chopin Ballade no 4
3. Ravel - Ondine
4. Ravel - Jeux Deau (side note, the orchestral transcription is amazing!)
5. Liszt - Romance in E Minor
6. Liszt -  liebestruam no 3
7. Rachmaninoff’s transcription of Liebeslied
8. Chopin Nocturne op 9 no 2 (no 1 is actually not far behind)
9. Beethoven Moonlight sonata 1st movement
10. Ravel - Une Barque Sur L’ocean

[iamdopeuarenope]

No order

Chopin - Ballade No. 4
Chopin - Ballade No. 1
Liszt - Liebestraum No. 3
Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata
Liszt - Paganini/Liszt Etude no. 6 (Caprice 24 one)
Scriabin - Impromptu Op. 12 No. 2
Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 5
Liszt - Un Sospiro
Ravel - Jeux D'eau
Scriabin - 2nd Sonata

Concerto - Tchaikovsky 1 

[chopping]

Chopin Ballade 1
Chopin Ballade 2
Chopin Two Nocturnes op 48 (especially the 1st)
Chopin Sonata 2
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit
Bach Partita 6
Beethoven Sonata 23 'Appassionata'
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2
Scriabin Vers La Flamme
Scriabin Etude op 42 no 5
Of course this changes all the time, and these are not in any particular order

[jamienc]

Bach French Suite no. 5
Appassionata
Op. 111
Op. 109
Ballade No. 4
Schumann Fantasy
Chopin Op. 10 No. 2
Prokofiev Sonata No. 6
Schumann Carnaval
Scriabin Op. 42 No. 5

Easily the Rachmaninoff 3rd

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Schubert Grazer Fantaisie

The Grazer Fantasie!!! 
Glad to see someone else here enjoys this little played work. The only place I see any discussion of it, for the most part, is in the YouTube comments sections for the piece itself. Want to learn it at some point.

[the_franzliszt]

Oooo, there's so many... So I"ll do the ones I can play.

Etude in D-Sharp Minor - Scriabin
Etude Op.2 No.1 in C-Sharp Minor - Scriabin
Transcendental Etude No.10 in F minor "Appassionata" - Liszt
Moment Musical Op.94 No.3 in F minor - Schubert
Piano Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight" - Beethoven
Spanish Rhapsody - Liszt
Traumerei Op.15 No.7 - Schumann
Sonata K.331 "Alla Turka" - Mozart
Nocturne Op.48 No.1 in C minor - Chopin
Nocturne Op.55 No. 1 in F minor - Chopin

Concerto: Saint-Saens Piano Concerto no.2 in G Minor

Ok, Two Years Later lol, Time really does fly and my list is somewhat different
Top 10 (in no specific order) + Concerto Right now would be,

Concerto: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 in C minor (Basic but possibly the greatest concerto of all time)

Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F minor
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor Op. Posth
Scriabin: Etude in D-Sharp Minor Op. 8 No. 12
Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor
Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Liszt: Sonata in B minor
W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata in A minor, KV.310
Monti: Czarda's Arr. Meichik

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Ok, Two Years Later lol, Time really does fly and my list is somewhat different

Same here lmfao.

Concerto: Medtner's 3rd (favorite piece for piano, hands down).

(rough) Top 10 in alphabetical order (Ouverture is undoubtedly my favorite among these, but beyond that I don't really have an order):
Alkan - Op. 33 Grand Sonate
Alkan - Op. 39 no. 8 Concerto for Solo Piano mvt. 1
Alkan - Op. 39 no. 11 "Ouverture"
Alkan - Op. 39 no. 12 "Le Festin d'Ésope"
Chaminade - Op. 35 Études
Chaminade - Op. 40 Concertstück
Chaminade - Op. 60 Les Sylvains
Fauré - Op. 19 Ballade
Liszt - S. 140 no. 3 "La Campanella" (the 1838 version)
Liszt - S. 219 Grand Galop Chromatique
Liszt - S. 393iii La Sonnambula de Bellini
Liszt - S. 420 Grande Fantaisie de Bravoure sur La Clochette
Medtner - Op. 25 no. 2 "Night Wind" Sonata
Saint-Saëns - Op. 111 no. 6 "Toccata d'Après le Cinquième Concerto"

Oops, that's 13...

[ash120]

In no particular order:
1. Alkan - Etude Op. 39/7 (Symphonie for solo piano, mvt IV "Finale") - E flat minor
2. Alkan - Etude Op. 39/10 (Concerto for solo piano mvt. III "Allegro alla barbaresca") - F sharp minor
3. Alkan - Etude sans opus (WoO, Encyclopedie du Pianiste) - A minor
4. Chaminade - Caprice-Impromptu (Op. 153) - E minor
5. Ginastera - Danzas Criollas (Scherzando & Coda - Op. 15/5)
6. Prokofiev - Suggestion Diabolique (Op. 4 no. 4) - technically C major but really....
7. Prokofiev - Scherzo from "Ten Pieces" (Op. 12/10) - A minor
8. Prokofiev - Etude Op. 2/4 - C minor
9. Scarlatti - Sonata K. 141 - D minor
10. Scriabin - Prelude Op. 11/14 - E flat minor
11. Tausig - Introduction + Tarantella (Op. 2) - A minor

oops that's 11

[chopinlover_]

Chopin- Barcarolle
Chopin- Fantasy
Chopin- Ballade No.4
Chopin- Etude op.25 no.11
Chopin- Nocturne op.48 no.1
Chopin- Polonaise op.53
Chopin- Sonata op.35 no.2
Chopin- Sonata op.58 no.3
Chopin- Waltz op.18
Chopin- Waltz op.34 no.1

Concerto
Chopin 1,2
Rach 1,2,3
Tchaikovsky 1
Mendelssohn 1

[1972dd]

  Brahms : Handel Variations
Schubert D960
Liszt : Poetic/Religious Harmonies
Brahms: Original theme Variations
Beethoven Op 110
Medtner : Sonata Idyll
Medtner: Sonata Reminiscenza
Ives: Concord Sonata
Glazunov : Sonata 1 (or2)

[dizzyfingers]

  Brahms : Handel Variations
Schubert D960
Liszt : Poetic/Religious Harmonies
Brahms: Original theme Variations
Beethoven Op 110
Medtner : Sonata Idyll
Medtner: Sonata Reminiscenza
Ives: Concord Sonata
Glazunov : Sonata 1 (or2)

This one was interesting - some pieces I haven't heard -
Brahms theme and variations op 21 (1857) - you can't go wrong with Brahms, thanks for mentioning it.
Glazunov sonatas 1 (or 2) - does anyone else like these?  Never heard of them.
Ives Concord Sonata is well known but I rarely hear anyone say it is a favorite piece. 

[liszt-and-the-galops]

More pieces that I've listened to/have grown on me since I last posted in this thread because limiting to ten is dumb. In no order in particular.

Rzewski - The People United Will Never be Defeated
Alkan - Op. 39 nos. 4-7 Symphony for Solo Piano
Lyapunov - Op. 11 Transcendental Etudes no. 12
Fanny Mendelssohn - Das Jahr
Nikolayeva - Op. 13 Etudes
Busoni - Op. 18 Etude no. 5
Wakim - Rivulet
Alkan - Op. 31 Preludes (impossible to pick any set of them)
Alkan - Op. 63 Esquisses (same as above; IMO Alkan's "magnum opus" together with the Preludes)
Medtner - Op. 27 Sonata-Ballade

Concerti:
Alkan - Op. 10 Concerti da Camera no. 3
Price - Concerto in One Movement
Gordon - Fabular Arcana

[1972dd]

This one was interesting - some pieces I haven't heard -
Brahms theme and variations op 21 (1857) - you can't go wrong with Brahms, thanks for mentioning it.
Glazunov sonatas 1 (or 2) - does anyone else like these?  Never heard of them.
Ives Concord Sonata is well known but I rarely hear anyone say it is a favorite piece.

    The Brahms Original theme and variations is fantastic. The Ives i just discovered recently but its very good . As far as Glazunov goes if you like Russian piano music he is right up there. I like all the Medtner sonatas but had to pick just a few LOL

[dizzyfingers]

Prokofiev - suggestion diabolique
Bach - Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D Minor BWV 1052
Czerny - etude op. 740 no. 50
Czerny - etude op. 740 no. 37
Czerny - etude op. 740 no. 41
Saint Saens - Concerto No. 2
Lowell Liebermann - Gargoyles Op. 29
Moszkowski - etude G minor Op. 72 No. 2 
Moszkowski - etude A flat Op. 72 No.11 
Scarlatti - sonata k. 141

I really like this list, about the 10th post, still in 2011, primarily because
(1) it doesn't mention Beethoven, Chopin or Rachmaninoff
(2) it mentions Czerny and Moskowski etudes - which I tend to play more than the Chopin etudes
(3) it's the first one to mention a piece composed after 1950 - Lowell Liebermann's Gargoyles (1989)

[liszt-and-the-galops]

(1) it doesn't mention Beethoven, Chopin or Rachmaninoff

I haven't included any Beethoven or J.S. Bach because I think most people can agree that they deserve entire threads of their own for this category, lol.

Alkan and Chaminade do as well, though that's definitely not the prevailing opinion on this forum.

[dizzyfingers]

    The Brahms Original theme and variations is fantastic. The Ives i just discovered recently but its very good . As far as Glazunov goes if you like Russian piano music he is right up there. I like all the Medtner sonatas but had to pick just a few LOL

I listened to a bit of each movement of Glazunov sonata 1.  It didn't strike me as particularly Russian, even less so than Tchaikovsky - - standard late romantic trish-trash.

This prompted me to do some research.

The 19th century Russian composers who sought to bring original Russian musical elements into their music were Balakirev, Borodin, Cesar Cui, Glinka, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov.  These composers preceded Glazunov (I was surprised), and some were his teachers.

Here are some notes on Glazunov (1865–1936):

Despite his nationalist upbringing, his style leans toward a highly polished, conservative European classicism. His music is characterized by epic grandeur, deep lyricism heavily influenced by Tchaikovsky, and complex, academic counterpoint.  As the 20th century progressed, Glazunov stood firmly by his 19th-century Romantic principles, entirely rejecting the emerging trends of Impressionism and avant-garde modernism

[ned174849]

I’m going to try to choose works from different composers to make the list a bit more diverse.
 In no particular order:

Solo works:

Medtner Piano Sonata Op 25 no 2 “night wind”
Chopin Piano Sonata no 3 Op 58
Barber Piano Sonata Op 26
Albeniz Iberia suite
Schumann symphonic studies Op 13
Liszt Transcendental Etudes S. 139
Prokofiev Sonata no 8 Op 84
Godowsky Passacaglia
Scriabin Piano sonata no 7 Op 64
Beethoven Piano Sonata no 28 Op 101

Three piano concertos:

Bartok Piano Concerto no 2 Sz. 95
Brahms Piano Concerto no 2 Op 83
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no 3 Op 30

Three Chamber Piano works

Franck Piano Quintet
Ravel Piano Trio
Elgar Piano Quintet Op 84

[ash120]

Ok have to update...

1. Sancan - Toccata (F sharp minor)
2. Ravel - Alborada Del Graciosa (D minor)
3. Ravel - Jeux d'eau
4. Prokofiev - Toccata (D minor)
5. Prokofiev - Suggestion Diabolique
6. Prokofiev - Op. 12, No. 10 (Scherzo) (A minor)
7. Tausig - Introduction + Tarantella (Op. 2) (A minor)
8. Smetana - Concert Etude Op. 17 (G Sharp minor)
9. Moszkowski - Etude Op. 72 No. 13 (A flat minor)
10. Scriabin - Etude Op. 11 No. 14 (E flat minor)

[dizzyfingers]

I’m going to try to choose works from different composers to make the list a bit more diverse.

Barber Piano Sonata
Godowsky Passacaglia
Scriabin Piano sonata no 7

But still your favorite, right?
Is this a listening or playing list, or mix?

I reduced your list in the quote to the ones I think are less known.
Of those, the Godowsky should be more played, like in competitions.  It's a masterpiece.
I don't know Scriabin's sonatas 6-10 very well, would be nice if someone who knows them did a post on them, including some favorite recordings.
I'm not a fan of the Barber sonata, at least not yet - it sounds self-conscious, like he's intent on composing a modern piano sonata to sit on that shelf.

[essence]

Sofronitsky's version of Scriabin #8 is a good introduction.

I'm not sure about 'favourite'. but if it was 'been in my head for decades, it is part of me' I would include:

Schubert D960, every movement
Late Brahms op 116 onwards
Beethoven Hammerklavier slow movement
Messiaen Vingts Regards esp. XIX and XV
Chopin 4th Ballade

Maybe even my latest 'discovery', the Tchaikovsky lullaby op 116! Let me go back to it before watching Tottenham lose and see if I can do the first page more eloquently.

[ned174849]

But still your favorite, right?
Is this a listening or playing list, or mix?

Yes most definitely still my favorites and mostly listening list however I’d say this is certainly a bucket list as well haha.
I agree on the Godowsky being in more competitions. I also think Medtner’s larger scale sonatas like the night wind, Manaccosia, or romantica would be perfect alternatives to the ever so played Rachmaninoff sonata no. 2

As for the Scriabin sonatas for recordings my personal favorites include:

Sonata no 6 Op 62   Richter is unparalleled imo
Sonata no 7 Op 64   I like Volodos

Sonata no 8 Op 66 I agree with @essence with Sonfronitsky’s interpretation

For sonatas 9 Op 68 and 10 Op 70 I don’t mind Horowitz’s interpretations

[liszt-and-the-galops]

I also think Medtner’s larger scale sonatas like the night wind, Manaccosia, or romantica would be perfect alternatives to the ever so played Rachmaninoff sonata no. 2

I think you forgot Op. 27 Sonata-Ballade ;). One of my absolute favorites. Though Night Wind is undoubtedly his best contribution to the genre.

Agree that Sofronitsky is the best for Scriabin Sonata no. 8. For the other late sonatas I'd say either Richter or Maltempo, and I'd add in Peter Laul for no. 5.

[ned174849]

I think you forgot Op. 27 Sonata-Ballade ;). One of my absolute favorites.

Agreed with Op 27 as well but lets be honest here… Medtner never disappoints 

[essence]

I have been playing Scriabin #10 for 50 years. Never found a definitive version. Maybe that is the beauty of the beast.

I always use the opening bars to evaluate a new piano. Got me a Steingraeber model 205.  but I can't say I couldn't live without #10, unlike my other choices.

My choices above - they all tell a story, and the story they tell is all about my life experiences. That is why I say they are part of me.

[dizzyfingers]

Agreed with Op 27 as well but lets be honest here… Medtner never disappoints 

I heard Medtner's first sonata (in f minor op 6) live recently - played by Alexandre Kantorow - first time hearing a Medtner sonata live - and really, the only time I've listened to entire Medtner sonata.  Definitely captivating listening - full use of piano sonority.  I wouldn't say it's not without compositional problems - there's a strange "let's take a break" interlude in the middle of the 4th movement that sounds like nothing other than "let's take a break".  But overall an impressive work.  I'd like to hear the other Medtner sonatas,  but would prefer to hear them live.

[1972dd]

I heard Medtner's first sonata (in f minor op 6) live recently - played by Alexandre Kantorow - first time hearing a Medtner sonata live - and really, the only time I've listened to entire Medtner sonata.  Definitely captivating listening - full use of piano sonority.  I wouldn't say it's not without compositional problems - there's a strange "let's take a break" interlude in the middle of the 4th movement that sounds like nothing other than "let's take a break".  But overall an impressive work.  I'd like to hear the other Medtner sonatas,  but would prefer to hear them live.

   I wonder if that was the same concert I was at. Carnegie Hall back in April?  Anyway I love Medtner (top 5 piano composer for me) . It took me awhile because you have to hear each sonata several times.  Very rewarding. His other solo works are excellent too.

[dizzyfingers]

Ok have to update...

1. Sancan - Toccata (F sharp minor)
2. Ravel - Alborada Del Graciosa (D minor)
3. Ravel - Jeux d'eau
4. Prokofiev - Toccata (D minor)
5. Prokofiev - Suggestion Diabolique
6. Prokofiev - Op. 12, No. 10 (Scherzo) (A minor)
7. Tausig - Introduction + Tarantella (Op. 2) (A minor)
8. Smetana - Concert Etude Op. 17 (G Sharp minor)
9. Moszkowski - Etude Op. 72 No. 13 (A flat minor)
10. Scriabin - Etude Op. 11 No. 14 (E flat minor)

Regarding Smetana - Concert Etude Op. 17
You really like that eh?  The accompaniment is interesting (for a while) but it has nothing to do with the melody (which isn't interesting).  It's a factory duplicate of Liszt's crowd-wowing concert piece blueprint.  It worked for a certain audience in a certain era, but does it have lasting value?

Maybe you're playing it rn, so you kinda like it?

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Regarding Smetana - Concert Etude Op. 17
You really like that eh?  The accompaniment is interesting (for a while) but it has nothing to do with the melody (which isn't interesting).  It's a factory duplicate of Liszt's crowd-wowing concert piece blueprint.  It worked for a certain audience in a certain era, but does it have lasting value?

A piece doesn't have to have some "deeper meaning" to be a good piece. I think Nadia Boulanger had it right that, outside of academia, music should be judged on its aesthetic content.

That said, I didn't particularly like that particular piece, though I think it's worth noting that the recording I listened to (on youtube) had almost 600 likes and 0 dislikes.

[dizzyfingers]

Richard Kastle Piano Concerto No. 4
Coldplay's "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" piano version on youtube
Sorabji's Opus Clavicumchibelistico
Tetris Theme Song
Beethoven Moonlit Piano Song
Bach Prelude
Tom and Jerry Thing
Final Fantasy 8 Julia's Piano Solo
Alkan Comme le Vent
Horowitz

This is an interesting list. As irreverent as the posters screen name.
Anyone ever heard of Richard Kastle?   Apparently he wrote at least 4 piano concertos!
"Bach prelude" - cracks me up.
As does "moonlight piano song".
There's a certain active poster who will likely appreciate the mention of Alkan.
I didn't know there was a piano piece named "Horowitz".   

What an amusing random list!

[1972dd]

I only listed 8. I'll add Novak : Pan "Tone poem for piano"   Check it out. Fair warning its almost an hour long LOL

[dizzyfingers]

I only listed 8. I'll add Novak : Pan "Tone poem for piano"   Check it out. Fair warning its almost an hour long LOL

In that case, why don't you help us out and tell us your favorite chapter, I see there are five:
1. Prologue
2. Mountains
3. Sea
4. Forest
5. Woman

Listening to the first couple chapters - - it has this impressionistic / Sorabji kind of meandering. 
Doesn't really grab me.

[zeitreisender]

Clair de Lune - Debussy
Liebesträume 3 - Liszt
Etude in C Major Op. 10 No. 1 - Fryderyk Chopin 
Prelude Op 3 No 2 in C Sharp minor - Rachmaninoff
Petite Suite for piano - Borodin
Nocturn in F Sharp Major Op. 15 No. 2 - Chopin
Op. 10 No. 2 - Paderewski
Hungarian Dance No.1 - Brahms
Prelude in C Major 846 - Bach
Miroirs No. 3 Une barque sur l’océan  - M. Ravel

[1972dd]

In that case, why don't you help us out and tell us your favorite chapter, I see there are five:
1. Prologue
2. Mountains
3. Sea
4. Forest
5. Woman

Listening to the first couple chapters - - it has this impressionistic / Sorabji kind of meandering. 
Doesn't really grab me.

  Probably 1 and 5 the best.  There is a motif/theme that appears several times and kind of ties it all together. I like it more each time I listen. First time i was neutral I would say

[dizzyfingers]

Again in no order

Bach - Partita in C Minor (a lot of Bach pieces really stand out but here's just one)
Brahms - 2 Rhapsodies Op. 79
Gershwin - Preludes
Messiaen - Catalogue d'oiseaux (too many great ones within the work to mention individually)
Shostakovich - Piano Sonata No.1
Berg - Op. 1 Piano Sonata
Webern - Variations Op. 27
Schoenberg - 3 pieces Op. 11
Waltz for Debbie - Bill Evans
Cake Walk - Oscar Peterson

and Concerto probably the Schoenberg but Brahms 2 and Shostakovich 1 are close contenders

This is an interesting list - - someone who truly enjoys the 2nd Viennese school - I've never met such a person before - any active viewers on here fit that bill?

I'm listening to Shostakovich piano sonata 1 now as I write - - guess he's elaborating on Prokofiev's style, wonder why we don't hear more about this piece - perhaps it's a bit relentless.